2020 K League 2
The 2020 K League 2 is the eighth season of the K League 2, the second-tier South Korean professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2013, and the third one with its current name, the K League 2. The top-ranked team and the winners of the promotion play-offs among three clubs ranked between second and fourth got promoted to the 2021 K League 1.
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 May – 21 November 2020 |
| Champions | Jeju United |
| Promoted | Jeju United Suwon FC |
| Matches played | 119 |
| Goals scored | 288 (2.42 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Jeju 4-0 Bucheon (26 August 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Asan 0-5 Suwon FC (24 May 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Suwon FC 3-4 Jeonnam (18 September 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 3 match Suwon FC |
| Longest unbeaten run | 4 match Daejeon Hana Citizen Jeonnam Dragons |
| Longest winless run | 4 match Chungnam Asan FC Seoul E-Land FC |
| Longest losing run | 1 match Suwon FC |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 28 October 2020. | |
On 24 April 2020, the Korean Professional Football Union has confirmed that they will adopt their plan of modification, which will begin to change type of the season 2020 to 27 regular season matches.[1]
Teams
Changes
Asan Mugunghwa was renamed to Chungnam Asan ahead for 2020 season after the club was dissolved in the 2019 season. Daejeon Citizen and Hana Financial Group Football Club Foundation bought the operating rights of the club, renaming it to Daejeon Hana Citizen ahead of the 2020 season.
Stadiums
| Ansan Greeners | Bucheon FC 1995 | Chungnam Asan | Daejeon Hana Citizen | FC Anyang |
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| Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Bucheon Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Anyang Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 34,456 | Capacity: 17,376 | Capacity: 40,535 | Capacity: 17,143 |
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| Gyeongnam FC | Jeju United | Jeonnam Dragons | Seoul E-Land | Suwon FC |
| Changwon Football Center | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Gwangyang Stadium | Seoul Olympic Stadium | Suwon Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 35,657 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 69,950 | Capacity: 11,808 |
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Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer1 | Main sponsor1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan Greeners |  Kim Gil-sik |
Lupo Finta | Ansan Government |
| Bucheon FC 1995 | Song Sun-ho |
Astore | Bucheon Government |
| Chungnam Asan | Park Dong-hyuk |
Mizuno | Asan Government |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Hwang Sun-hong |
Astore | Hana Financial Group |
| FC Anyang | Kim Hyung-yul |
Joma | Anyang Government |
| Gyeongnam FC | Seol Ki-Hyeon |
Hummel | Nonghyup BNK Kyongnam Bank |
| Jeju United | Nam Ki-il |
Puma | SK Energy |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Jeon Kyung-jun |
Puma | POSCO |
| Seoul E-Land | Chung Jung-yong |
New Balance | E-Land |
| Suwon FC | Kim Do-kyun |
Hummel | Suwon Government |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon FC | Lee Kwan-woo (Caretaker) |
End of caretaker spell | 10 November 2019 | Kim Do-kyun[2] |
15 November 2019 |
| Seoul E-Land | Woo Sung-yong (Caretaker) |
End of contract | 10 November 2019 | Chung Jung-yong[3] |
5 December 2019 |
| Jeju United | Choi Yun-kyum |
Resigned | 30 November 2019 | Nam Ki-il[4] |
26 December 2019 |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | Lee Heung-Sil[5] |
Sacked | 2 December 2019 | Hwang Sun-hong[6] |
4 January 2020 |
| Ansan Greeners | Lim Wan-Sup[7] |
Mutual consent | 23 December 2019 | Kim Gil-sik[8] |
31 December 2019 |
| Gyeongnam FC | Kim Jong-Boo [9] |
End of contract | 26 December 2019 | Seol Ki-Hyeon[10]
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26 December 2019 |
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to five per team, including a slot for a player from AFC and ASEAN countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game. Players in bold are players who join midway through the competition. 
An Byong-jun, playing for Suwon FC, was deemed to be a native player.
- As of 2 August 2020[11]
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeju United (P) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 60 | Promotion to 2021 K League 1 |
| 2 | Suwon FC (P) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 54 | Qualification to K League 2 play-offs |
| 3 | Gyeongnam FC | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 39 | |
| 4 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 5 | Seoul E-Land | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Anyang | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | Chungnam Asan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head points
(P) Promoted.
Positions by matchday
Leader & Promotion to the 2021 K League 1
Round 1–18
Results
Matches 1–18
Matches 19–27
Promotion playoffs
The promotion playoffs were held among the clubs placed in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position in the 2020 K League 2. If scores were tied after regular time in the Semi-playoff and Playoff rounds, the higher-placed team would advance to the next phase and will be promoted to 2021 K League 1 season. Only for this season, since Sangju Sangmu will be relegated regardless of position and will also not finish last in the 2020 K League 1, the winner of the playoff will automatically advance to the 2021 K League 1, without needing to win a match against the 11th placed team from the 2020 K League 1.
| Semi-playoff | Playoff | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Suwon FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gyeongnam | 1 | 3 | Gyeongnam | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Daejeon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Semi-playoff
| Gyeongnam FC | 1 - 1 | Daejeon Hana Citizen |
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Ko Kyung-min  69' |
Edinho 61' |
Playoff
| Suwon FC | 1 - 1 | Gyeongnam FC |
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| An Byong-jun 90+8' (pen) |
Choi Jun 27' |
Suwon FC was promoted to 2021 K League 1.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Awards
Most Valuable Player of The Round
See also
Notes
References
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